Yunju Temple

Updated: 2012-12-19

The Yunju (or Dwelling in the Clouds) Temple (Yunjusi) is an ancient complex built around limestone caves, south of Shangfang Mountains. A shrine, two bone fragments found at the site were said to belong to Siddhartha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism. More than 77,000 engraved wooden blocks containing the Chinese Tripitaka or Buddhist scriptures draw large crowds to the site.

Address: Dashiwo County, Fangshan District

Tel: +86-10-61389612

Open: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. (summer)

8:30 a.m.--4:30 p.m. (winter)

Admission: 40 yuan

Traffic: Take Bus No. 917; get off at Fangshan and transfer to Bus No. 12 to Yunju Temple.